Civilization Quote by Ronald Knox

“It is so stupid of modern civilization to have given up believing in the devil when he is the only explanation of it.”

Ronald Knox

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A baby is a loud noise at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.

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The prevailing attitude of the speakers was one of heavy disagreement with a number of things which the reader had not said.

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When suave politeness, tempering bigot zeal, corrected 'I believe' to 'one does feel'.

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If you have a sloppy religion you get a sloppy atheism.

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Knox was engaged in a theological discussion with scientist John Scott Haldane. 'In a universe containing millions of planets,' reasoned Haldane, 'is it not…

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“Hope is something that is demanded of us; it is not, then, a mere reasoned calculation of our chances. Nor is it merely the…

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The difference between the Old and the New Testament is the difference between a man who said "There is nothing new under the sun"…

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He who travels in the Barque of Peter had better not look too closely into the engine room.

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“It is possible to argue that the true business of faith is not to produce emotional conviction in us, but to teach us to…

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Comparative religion is an admirable recipe for making people comparatively religious.

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